CVE-2026-56109
MEDIUMALSA Library < 1.2.16.1 Double-Free via parse_def() in conf.c
Title source: cnaDescription
The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) library before 1.2.16.1 contains a double-free vulnerability in parse_def() in src/conf.c that allows attackers to corrupt memory by supplying maliciously crafted ALSA configuration text. When parsing nested compound or array configuration blocks, parse_def() fails to check return values before continuing, causing snd_config_delete() to be called twice on the same already-freed node, resulting in a NULL-pointer write or invalid memory read.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Exploit technical-description
exploit
Researcher Disclosure
https://lore.kernel.org/alsa-devel/CAGt8pqBU0p2voB+qHxWGcNJrKHAcBhAyHUUBPLBN-Yj_SiV6MQ@mail.gmail.com/
Release Notes release-notes
Release Notes
https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-lib/releases/tag/v1.2.16.1
Patch patch
Patch Commit
https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-lib/commit/536dd6f8affdf5197c12a63a71c92a70b2833cc0
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/alsa-library-double-free-via-parse-def-in-conf-c
Scores
CVSS v3
6.8
EPSS
0.0014
EPSS Percentile
3.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-415
Status
published
Products (1)
alsa-project/alsa-lib
< 1.2.16.1
Published
Jun 22, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 22, 2026